Where does “monopol” come from?

monopol (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monopol (Norwegian Nynorsk): monopoly

Definitions

  1. monopoly

Ancestry of “monopol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμονοπώλιονright of monopoly; an entity possessing a...
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “monopol”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →